how to wash a baseball cap

teaguespeed · 10-19-2003, 10:56 PM

So my goddam cat pissed on my favorite hat. How do you guys wash your hats? I have heard that the dishwasher works well, but how to go about this? Should i use dishwashing soap? And secondly, how would you kill a stupid ass cat. jk.

Soon2bSubbieowner · 10-19-2003, 11:11 PM

I used this thing i bought at lids, its a white frame that you put the hat in, and i put it in the dishwasher with normal everything (even some dishes) i did it once and it was perfect, tried it another time and it ruined my hat. dont know why. oh well. just go for it! if you dont have that plastic frame thing, then put your hat over a bowl to keep it out.

Avedis · 10-19-2003, 11:20 PM

I think dishwashing detergent might be too strong to use twice on a hat... I'm not sure I'd use it once. I might just use dishwashing soap on the hat and put it in the dishwasher with that (inside the washing thingy from lids).

--jeff

SDscooby · 10-19-2003, 11:43 PM

I get pretty attached to baseball caps, so gotta wash em, can't just throw em when they get dirty. I usually just fill the sink with hot water and some tide and oxyclean. I let it soak for awhile, then I just scrub it with my hands. I don't know how well that will work for a hat with cat piss on it. I don't think I would put anything on my head that a cat pissed on, but I'm kinda a germ freak like that.... best of luck....

10-19-2003, 11:45 PM

I say dont wash it, just wear it as is, you will attract all kinds of pussay.

FTW

andywrx · 10-19-2003, 11:49 PM

I've heard of using the 'cap holder', like someone else mentioned.
But if I were you, I'd just wash the back part of it, febreze it and try not
to get the brim real wet. Whenever I've had a hat washed, it
pretty much ruined the hat for me (I like the brim stiff/bent). So
just beware.

MrBlue · 10-19-2003, 11:49 PM

I'd toss that hat....

but if its that important to you go with the dishwasher method.... dont use too much dishwasher detergent it contains bleach and will fade your hat.

Also dont put liquid dish soap or laundry detergent in the dishwasher either.... I found that lesson out the hard way. I had a kitchen full of bubbles.

Sean · 10-19-2003, 11:51 PM

Run down to your local pet store and pick up some Nature's Miracle concentrate solution. It's designed specifically for getting out urine smells. Rinse the hat with warm water, pretreat the stains in Nature's Miracle, then let it sit for a while but don't let it dry out.

Fill the kitchen sink with hot water and Oxy Clean and let it soak. Once it's soaked for a while give it a good scrub and then a rinsedown. Repeat as necessary. I've been washing my hats this way for years regardless of whether or not one of my cats has pissed on it (which one of them has).

Snowphun · 10-19-2003, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrBlue
I found that lesson out the hard way. I had a kitchen full of bubbles.

I learnt that watching the Brady Bunch.

teaguespeed · 10-19-2003, 11:54 PM

yeah i might just toss it, but i will see what i can do first.

Dolphin Overton · 10-20-2003, 01:36 AM

i put it in the sink with laundry detergent and a little bit of rubbing alchohol. just hand wash it. the alchohol works pretty well. just washed one of mine 2 nights ago actually.

RATyson · 10-20-2003, 02:39 AM

I have washed my cap MANY times in the dishwasher with our normal dishwasher detergent, and it works fine for me. Sometimes there is a little soap residue left.. but the brushes off. I don't have one of those hat doohickeys either... I just put it in the top shelf by itself, and let-er-rip.

the cat... you could light it on fire... just make sure you do that OUTSIDE... you wouldn't want it running around catching the drapes on fire.

BlackBeastie · 10-20-2003, 03:33 AM

Cap washer thing works great

http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail....rod=6558&sr=13

DLC228 · 10-20-2003, 09:06 AM

Speaking of hats. How is the best way to make the brim all torn and frayed? I see alot of people with that style.

Sean · 10-20-2003, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DLC228
Speaking of hats. How is the best way to make the brim all torn and frayed? I see alot of people with that style.

Uhm...wear it a lot?

AC Lerok · 10-20-2003, 11:51 AM

i put mine in the washer in cold water on delicate with woolite.

washing them is the easy part, you need to be careful how you DRY them. i stuff the body with t-shirts to get it back into shape and then i let it sit for a while. be careful with the brims when they're wet, too. the plastic gets soft and you can snap it if you have a sharp crease or extreme curve to your brim.

RATyson · 10-20-2003, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DLC228
Speaking of hats. How is the best way to make the brim all torn and frayed? I see alot of people with that style.

I think you can actually buy them that way.. But I bet some sandpaper would do the trick.
But IMO, I think that is the goofiest looking crap... almost as goofy as wearing it sideways. Every time I see someone with their baseball cap on sideways, I just want to slap it off thier head. Should it really bother me that much?? prolly not...

DLC228 · 10-20-2003, 01:57 PM

Yeah, sandpaper might work. Might be better for me to buy one already torn on the brim? That way don't have to risk screwing it up.

It must be fairly cool as I see ALOT of people wearing caps with the frayed brims.

MrBlue · 10-20-2003, 02:10 PM

my cap brim is frayed.... I've worn it almost everyday for 4 years.

Everyone tells me its time for a new hat but I just cant let go. Its broken in and fits my head perfect. Finding a good hat isn't easy.

wrigh003 · 10-20-2003, 02:50 PM

Just throw it in the washer, just like any other article of clothing (I usually actually wash it -with- clothes). Let it go through the spin cycle to get it mostly dry, then put it on your head right after it comes out, to "remold" to your cranium.

If it dies in the process, it was time for a new one anyway.

Or you could hand wash it in the sink, with all that "gentle cleaning" crap.

It's a baseball cap, for crying out loud.

If the urine stench doesn't come out, see above comments about it being a baseball cap, and getting a new one.

SR20pwrd240 · 10-20-2003, 03:34 PM

If the brim isnt cardboard jst toss it in the washer.

JimmyXL · 08-29-2005, 03:34 PM

Hey guys,

I need to help to wash my fav. Fiited baseball cap. I was just thinking right now to just take a bucket with Hot water. Add some liquid hand soap, soak the whole hat into the bucket let it sit in there. Then later start rubbing the hat with my fingers. After that just rinse the hat with cold water. And just Air dry it by letting it just sit there for couple hours. Help me out if i'm wrong i have to no clue how to wash it its my first time.

thanks,
Jimmy

Georgethefierce · 08-29-2005, 03:35 PM

DOn'T!

ZMANNH25rs · 08-29-2005, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLC228

Speaking of hats. How is the best way to make the brim all torn and frayed? I see alot of people with that style.

tie the hat to your bumper and drive around with it like that for a week or so...

SureGrap · 08-29-2005, 03:36 PM

Don't listen to those guys...that was like so two-years-ago...

Just masturbate furiously...you can figure out the rest.

10-19-2003, 10:56 PM	#1
teaguespeed Scooby Newbie Member#: 29927 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Whidbey Island, Bellingham, WA Vehicle: 1999 Impreza L 2.2 powa!	how to wash a baseball cap So my goddam cat pissed on my favorite hat. How do you guys wash your hats? I have heard that the dishwasher works well, but how to go about this? Should i use dishwashing soap? And secondly, how would you kill a stupid ass cat. jk.

08-29-2005, 03:34 PM	#22
JimmyXL Scooby Newbie Member#: 94781 Join Date: Aug 2005	How to wash a baseball cap Hey guys, I need to help to wash my fav. Fiited baseball cap. I was just thinking right now to just take a bucket with Hot water. Add some liquid hand soap, soak the whole hat into the bucket let it sit in there. Then later start rubbing the hat with my fingers. After that just rinse the hat with cold water. And just Air dry it by letting it just sit there for couple hours. Help me out if i'm wrong i have to no clue how to wash it its my first time. thanks, Jimmy

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10-19-2003, 11:11 PM	#2
Soon2bSubbieowner Scooby Specialist Member#: 21812 Join Date: Jul 2002 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Woodbridge, VA (KIAD) Vehicle: 1980 Saab 340B Blue and White	I used this thing i bought at lids, its a white frame that you put the hat in, and i put it in the dishwasher with normal everything (even some dishes) i did it once and it was perfect, tried it another time and it ruined my hat. dont know why. oh well. just go for it! if you dont have that plastic frame thing, then put your hat over a bowl to keep it out.

10-19-2003, 11:20 PM	#3
Avedis Scooby Specialist Member#: 8171 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Shoreline Vehicle: 2005 WRX STi Blue / Gold	I think dishwashing detergent might be too strong to use twice on a hat... I'm not sure I'd use it once. I might just use dishwashing soap on the hat and put it in the dishwasher with that (inside the washing thingy from lids). --jeff

10-19-2003, 11:43 PM	#4
SDscooby Scooby Specialist Member#: 38314 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: IDB	I get pretty attached to baseball caps, so gotta wash em, can't just throw em when they get dirty. I usually just fill the sink with hot water and some tide and oxyclean. I let it soak for awhile, then I just scrub it with my hands. I don't know how well that will work for a hat with cat piss on it. I don't think I would put anything on my head that a cat pissed on, but I'm kinda a germ freak like that.... best of luck....

10-19-2003, 11:45 PM	#5
incorporeal Guest Member#:	I say dont wash it, just wear it as is, you will attract all kinds of pussay. FTW

10-19-2003, 11:49 PM	#6
andywrx Scooby Specialist Member#: 10355 Join Date: Sep 2001 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Melbourne, FL Vehicle: 2008 Honda Element Black	I've heard of using the 'cap holder', like someone else mentioned. But if I were you, I'd just wash the back part of it, febreze it and try not to get the brim real wet. Whenever I've had a hat washed, it pretty much ruined the hat for me (I like the brim stiff/bent). So just beware.

10-19-2003, 11:49 PM	#7
MrBlue Scooby Newbie Member#: 34978 Join Date: Apr 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Red Sox Nation Vehicle: 2006 WRX Gray	I'd toss that hat.... but if its that important to you go with the dishwasher method.... dont use too much dishwasher detergent it contains bleach and will fade your hat. Also dont put liquid dish soap or laundry detergent in the dishwasher either.... I found that lesson out the hard way. I had a kitchen full of bubbles.

10-19-2003, 11:51 PM	#8
Sean Scooby Guru Member#: 518 Join Date: Nov 1999 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Trunkmonkey Racing Vehicle: 762 PGT Impreza L, Silverado EXT, Yaris	Run down to your local pet store and pick up some Nature's Miracle concentrate solution. It's designed specifically for getting out urine smells. Rinse the hat with warm water, pretreat the stains in Nature's Miracle, then let it sit for a while but don't let it dry out. Fill the kitchen sink with hot water and Oxy Clean and let it soak. Once it's soaked for a while give it a good scrub and then a rinsedown. Repeat as necessary. I've been washing my hats this way for years regardless of whether or not one of my cats has pissed on it (which one of them has). Team Updates \| FAQ \| NESIC News \| NESIC Calendar \| Gallery \| Birth

10-19-2003, 11:54 PM	#10
teaguespeed Scooby Newbie Member#: 29927 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Whidbey Island, Bellingham, WA Vehicle: 1999 Impreza L 2.2 powa!	yeah i might just toss it, but i will see what i can do first.

10-20-2003, 01:36 AM	#11
Dolphin Overton Scooby Specialist Member#: 1925 Join Date: Jul 2000 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: hands up who wants to die? Vehicle: 91 VW Jetta GLI 07 Triumph Speed Triple	i put it in the sink with laundry detergent and a little bit of rubbing alchohol. just hand wash it. the alchohol works pretty well. just washed one of mine 2 nights ago actually.

10-20-2003, 02:39 AM	#12
RATyson Scooby Newbie Member#: 34390 Join Date: Mar 2003 Chapter/Region: South East Location: South East Vehicle: 2002 WRX Wagon WRB	I have washed my cap MANY times in the dishwasher with our normal dishwasher detergent, and it works fine for me. Sometimes there is a little soap residue left.. but the brushes off. I don't have one of those hat doohickeys either... I just put it in the top shelf by itself, and let-er-rip. the cat... you could light it on fire... just make sure you do that OUTSIDE... you wouldn't want it running around catching the drapes on fire.

10-20-2003, 03:33 AM	#13
BlackBeastie Scooby Newbie Member#: 11846 Join Date: Nov 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Moving to The City Vehicle: 08 Forester XT Sport	Cap washer thing works great http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail....rod=6558&sr=13

10-20-2003, 09:06 AM	#14
DLC228 Scooby Newbie Member#: 30558 Join Date: Nov 2002 Vehicle: 03 WRX blue	Speaking of hats. How is the best way to make the brim all torn and frayed? I see alot of people with that style.

10-20-2003, 11:51 AM	#16
AC Lerok Scooby Newbie Member#: 7918 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Haterz no like. Vehicle: 2007 FSXT Obsidian Black Pearl	i put mine in the washer in cold water on delicate with woolite. washing them is the easy part, you need to be careful how you DRY them. i stuff the body with t-shirts to get it back into shape and then i let it sit for a while. be careful with the brims when they're wet, too. the plastic gets soft and you can snap it if you have a sharp crease or extreme curve to your brim.

10-20-2003, 01:57 PM	#18
DLC228 Scooby Newbie Member#: 30558 Join Date: Nov 2002 Vehicle: 03 WRX blue	Yeah, sandpaper might work. Might be better for me to buy one already torn on the brim? That way don't have to risk screwing it up. It must be fairly cool as I see ALOT of people wearing caps with the frayed brims.

10-20-2003, 02:10 PM	#19
MrBlue Scooby Newbie Member#: 34978 Join Date: Apr 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Red Sox Nation Vehicle: 2006 WRX Gray	my cap brim is frayed.... I've worn it almost everyday for 4 years. Everyone tells me its time for a new hat but I just cant let go. Its broken in and fits my head perfect. Finding a good hat isn't easy.

10-20-2003, 02:50 PM	#20
wrigh003 Scooby Newbie Member#: 13997 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Birmingham, AL	Just throw it in the washer, just like any other article of clothing (I usually actually wash it -with- clothes). Let it go through the spin cycle to get it mostly dry, then put it on your head right after it comes out, to "remold" to your cranium. If it dies in the process, it was time for a new one anyway. Or you could hand wash it in the sink, with all that "gentle cleaning" crap. It's a baseball cap, for crying out loud. If the urine stench doesn't come out, see above comments about it being a baseball cap, and getting a new one.

10-20-2003, 03:34 PM	#21
SR20pwrd240 Scooby Newbie Member#: 39746 Join Date: Jul 2003 Vehicle: 1998 240sx w/ SR20	If the brim isnt cardboard jst toss it in the washer.

08-29-2005, 03:35 PM	#23
Georgethefierce Scooby Specialist Member#: 41713 Join Date: Aug 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: www.angrypork.com Vehicle: . sprayfinishing supplies.com	DOn'T!

08-29-2005, 03:36 PM	#25
SureGrap NASIOC Supporter Member#: 6590 Join Date: May 2001 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: FBHIC - Mopsy Vehicle: Hi I'm Darth Nihilus	Don't listen to those guys...that was like so two-years-ago... Just masturbate furiously...you can figure out the rest.